Mitt Romney has been suffering more than a bit by comparison in the last three days to Rick Perry, whose loose, arms-open campaign style has mesmerized the national press corp. That negative comparison is likely to continue, based on this bit from The Globe's Matt Viser:

"Ian. That's kind of a British name," Romney said to a 7-year-old boy asking for an autograph. The boy, Ian Sandhage, responded with a question. "Are you going to take Obama's house away from him?"

Later, he continued guessing the origins of people's names.

"I'm Lisa Dellisola," one woman said to Romney. "That's a Spanish name? Italian?" he responded. (It's Italian, and she confirmed Romney had her vote.)

As Romney began to leave the company after his hourlong visit, he looked at the owner's girlfriend, Ellen Boss. "Nice," Romney said as she blushed. "Nice choice. Just like me."